We had more first horse trial runs for this year, Chuck put down a personal best dressage with a 31 but felt a bit rusty out on xc, it's great to feel the work we did this winter just need to find that confidence out on course!
We had a wonderful time with Peter Gray at Lisa Thomas Eventing, lots of wonderful dressage south Betsy, Rod and Susanne Hiegel , Pi and Addie, Silas and Jess, and some very fun jumping with Rascal and Laura Dubil Otten!!
A little dressage at VADA/Nova: the Northern VA Chapter of the Virginia Dressage Association on a very windy day but both horses were solid. Rod put in one of his best tests with Susanne Hiegel to cheer him on and Lori Elizabeth Leonard took good care of us while Mac had one of his most consistant tests yet!
Rio was such a good boy for his first HT ever!!! So excited to have this boy out and working so well, Abi Shires is going to have a confident jumping machine after a few more shows like this!!
Jean had a personal best with River improving their test in EVERY way! This partnership has really started to come together!
Roxy has much to work to do but we did have some great moments! CWD : Maryland & Central/Northwest Virginia
Getting everyone out and ready for the season, Tana Baber and Miranda Van Hemert-Hartsock are looking strong and confident!
We took 5 horses one last jump around before the first horse trials of the year. Tana Baber and Simco did a fantastic job in the 3-foot coming in second place! Willie Calypso and Pi also jumped well and fell great for the start of the season, and Laura Dubil Otten took good care of us while Rascal jumped like a pro! Thanks to Miranda Van Hemert-Hartsock for keeping my horses tacked with CWD : Maryland & Central/Northwest Virginia and on schedule!
We got to take advantage of beautiful weather and a beautiful venue on Saturday morning. It was hard to take videos in the bright sunlight behind the indoor but all of the horses got valuable experience. Mac had so many loving Spectators there to see him with Lori Lori Elizabeth Leonard and Betsy tried third level since the young horse tests were not available. Miranda Van Hemert-Hartsock put in her best test yet on River coming in second place on her personal highest score!
We had a fantastic time for our first Cross Country School of the year with Willie calypso and Miranda Van Hemert-Hartsock on River feeling extra secure in my CWD Saddles as always.
Miranda Van Hemert-Hartsock did a fantastic job on River yesterday taking 1st place out of 17 in the trot poles on their first jumper show!! Congrats!!!!
The rain didn't hold us back at Morven Park today, wonderful to see everyone and have a nice schooling with Jess and Cruiser, Emily Burnham and Pi, and my girls Roxy and Calypso in my CWD : Maryland & Central/Northwest Virginia with Laura Dubil Otten and Miranda Van Hemert-Hartsock keeping me organized!!